Auberge Resorts Collection Announces Summer Family Vacations

April 19, 2017

From starry night galaxy-gazing in Napa Valley to sailing to a nearby island for dinner in Anguilla, Costa Rican cowboy adventures and Fijian coral reef explorations, Auberge’s tailor-made experiences offer the perfect balance of luxury, adventure and family fun in some of the world’s most stunning destinations.

With award-winning restaurants and service, regionally inspired spas, extensive fitness programs, and kid-focused activities, Auberge Resorts ensure that everyone in the family is well looked after. Hotel rooms and suites with adjoining rooms are customizable for multigenerational travel. Vacation homes and villas are perfect for families with spacious private villas with gourmet kitchens and expansive indoor-outdoor living areas. New family adventures are now available at these Auberge Resorts Collection properties:

NAPA VALLEY

Calistoga Ranch– Tucked into a private wooded canyon setting, Calistoga Ranch brings the outdoors in with contemporary lodge compounds that feature outdoor living rooms with Jacuzzis and bath gardens with outdoor showers. Hiking trails, an on-site organic garden and greenhouse, chicken coop, beehives and separate kids pool offer a perfect setting for families seeking to unplug and connect with nature.

Family Offer: Family Grape Stomp and Blending – Families can enjoy an exclusive wine-blending experience – including a grape stomp for kids – to create a special “family vintage.” While parents work with an expert winemaker to craft (and sample) the perfect blend, kids will delight in the merriment of a classic grape stomp.

Solage – Solage, an Auberge Resort offers stylish, spirited fun in the heart of California wine country with a 130-foot landmark swimming pool – the largest in the Valley – a separate family pool, bocce courts, lively indoor-outdoor restaurant and complimentary cruiser bicycles.

Family Offer: Take your Loved Ones to the Stars – The perfect excuse to stay up late: Solage’s summer stargazing. Families will enjoy exploring the night skies while astronomers point out the constellations. Top off the experience with out-of-this-world desserts hand-crafted by Solage’s talented chefs.

Family Offer: Create Your Family Adventure – Families can tailor their own summer escape by selecting two activities such as a guided snorkeling tour, Mexican cooking class, smoothie class, family fitness class, or movie night. Their experience includes a family dinner at the resort’s open-air COMAL restaurant or TnT, the lively beachfront taco bar.

Esperanza – Perched on the bluffs of Punta Ballena (“Whale Point”), Esperanza is a coastal escape offering five swimming pools – including four for families – a game-filled kids club, an oceanfront restaurant, swim-up pool bars, two private beaches and Mexicanismo, a weekly fiesta with local crafts, music and fireworks.

Family Offer: Play Together in Baja – Add a splash of marine adventure and swim with gentle whale sharks, snorkel the reefs, or join in a baby sea turtle release, or stay on shore with stand up paddle board lessons in the pool.

Family Offer: Discover the Real Costa Rica –Active families will get their fix thanks to the endless immersive adventures such as horseback riding and lunch with a Costa Rican cowboy, Namu Waterfalls hike, treasure hunt in the surrounding forest, visits to a working family farm, mountain biking and river rafting.

COLORADO

Hotel Jerome – Aspen’s landmark hotel, Hotel Jerome, is the perfect base for families to explore the town’s historic charm and embark on mountain adventures. Known as the city’s social hub, the Jerome is rich in Rocky Mountain spirit with its lively Living Room and the J-Bar, the legendary gathering place and home of Aspen’s best burger.

Family Offer: The Greatest Gift Package – Make family memories in the scenic Rocky Mountains with new activities such as trail-wagging with Rocky, the resort’s loveable Bernese Mountain Dog, or a two-hour private exploration of the great outdoors at Aspen Center for Exploration (ACES) with the choice of local and regional bird-watching, wild flower-viewing or exploring a scenic nature preserve.

The Auberge Residences at Element 52– Located in the spectacular mountain destination of Telluride, Colo., The Auberge Residences at Element 52 are spacious multi-bedroom private residences nestled at the base of the mountain along the banks of the San Miguel River.

Family Offer: Summer Recess – Spend a thrilling day together with a white water rafting excursion or a rugged Jeep tour over Ophir Pass and through the ghost town of Alta. Finish an active day with family s’mores around the fire pit.

FIJI

Nanuku – A South Pacific paradise along the coastline of Fiji’s main island Viti Levu Nanuku welcomes guests into its warm Fijian family culture with spacious beachfront villas that feature private pools, resort amenities and the attentive care of a dedicated “villa mama” to assist the entire family.

Family Offer: Fiji, Fun and Sun – Families can set sail with a a two-hour family Hobie Cat sailing lesson, or get below the surface on a snorkeling tour of some of Fiji’s most colorful coral and sea life. Back on land, a food safari tour brings families to source local natural ingredients that Nanuku’s chefs will feature in a family dinner that evening.

CARIBBEAN

Malliouhana – Surrounded by two white sand beaches and gentle tropical waters, Malliouhana offers a plethora of complimentary watersports, a “secret” beach to explore and a two-tiered infinity-edge swimming pool. Off property, the resort can arrange private chartered sailing adventures for snorkeling among diverse marine life and thrilling dives off Anguilla’s scenic cliffs.

Family Offer: Summer Family Escape – Families will delight in exploring this coveted Caribbean destination’s natural surroundings through a Garden Tour at Malliouhana’s estate gardens. Cultivated for more than 30 years, the tour takes families through flourishing rows of native herbs, fruits, plants and vegetables.